I've always said fantasy is sort of 'stealth philosophy'.

He put the box in Kahlan's lap. As she picked it up, she gave him the biggest smile he had ever seen. Before he even knew what he had done, he had leaned over and given Kahlan a quick kiss. Her eyes went wide, and she didn't kiss him back, but the feel of her lips shocked him into realizing what he had done. Oh. Sorry," he said. She laughed. "Forgiven.

It does the sheep no good to preach the goodness of a diet of grass, if the wolves are of a different mind.

History is rarely made by reasonable men.

Reasons are the spoils of victory. When you've destroyed the enemy, then your leaders write down the reasons in books, and give moving speeches about them. If you've done your job, then there aren't any of the enemy left to dispute your leader's reasons. At least not until the next war.

The mice think they are right, but my cat eats them anyways. This is the point, reality is nothing, perception is everything.

It is said that the greatest cruelty is drawn from those with the kindest hearts.